At the instant when my younger brother woke me up for my morning devotion, I felt new.

But gradually, my mind tried to pull in from the past. It did a quick flash to my previous day's sad experience.

I became heart broken immediately. I strived hard to forget it all through my sleep last night but here was reality facing me right in my presence.

Everyone knew I was beautiful and principled and being the only girl, my family never joked with me. Unfortunately, I had only one problem and it was pride. All along the while I knew myself, I haven't remembered any good time I possessed humility as a virtue.

Not at all..

I always thought myself above others. I used to have that very ugly experience which I was so cognizant that it could humiliate me some day in the public when not careful.

Anytime I slept, surely I would release saliva.

Even as an eighteen year old damsel, it became my constant habit. If my younger brother wanted to get me upset especially when we are having arguments, he often taunted me with that.

Everyone knew I really hate that and they started to become careful so I wouldn't feel depressed.

To my Parents, Destiny's emotion shouldn't be tampered with and that was the more reason they respected the boundary. Nevertheless, they chastised me where necessary.

At school the previous day, I engaged in an argument with a fellow male classmate. I rained gratuitous and painful abuses on him to the extent that he wept.

Yes, he was really the first to get me upset but I failed to handle all with wisdom.

Barely ten minutes we stopped, I fell asleep.

The next thing I had were big shouts and mockeries, even in my sleep. I opened my eyes only to behold almost everyone surrounding me.

The ugliest part of it was that I was already swimming in the pool of my saliva, right on my desk.

I felt so embarrassed and ashamed of myself and with haste, I wiped it off using my handkerchief after I laid back on my desk.

The taunts and mockeries from my classmates became so worse, that I felt cheap within me.

All of a sudden, I started to weep uncontrollably, refusing to be consoled.

It was Abigail my friend that approached me, having understood how sad I was. She had tried her best to advise me about my character but I always proved adamant.

Now, she was right but I have already brought great humiliation to my self.

As I continued to weep, our Chemistry teacher stormed. She couldn't withstand it when she saw me crying. I was her favorite student because of my vast intelligence in her course.

She called on me afterwards and I opened up to her.

She encouraged and advised me.

Yet, even despite those, I was still sad every time the thought of it came. I couldn't reveal it to anyone.

After our morning devotion, I had to disclose it with mum.

Destiny, I used to advise you about your pride which has utterly grown wings but you always refused to concur.

I believe God allowed it as a means of humbling you to understand why you should remove pride.

So, cheer up. This isn't final but I want this lesson to remain indelible in you henceforth.

Only then will God erase that experience from reality.

Mum spoke, sounding so inspiring.

That was how I ceased from giving in to pride. At a time, no one even talked about it again. I would even confess that the latter respect I attracted was so great!

Indeed, pride goes before a fall!